Intel Announces XDK NEW HTML5 Cross platform Toolkit at HTML5DevCon

Intel continues its push towards HTML5 development with the announcement of its new XDK NEW HTML5 Cross-platform Toolkit. The news was made at the HTML5DevCon event where Intel vice president Christos Georgiopoulos made the announcement.

The new toolkit for web and hybrid apps will help allow developers to create HTML5 apps and shorten time from idea to app store. Enhancements include a streamlined workflow, a new integrated editor designed specifically for HTML5, a new round-trip UI-builder tool to help simplify responsive design, and expanded API support.

The platform offers a new streamlined interface is built on web technologies, running on Windows, OS X, and Ubuntu Linux, without browser or Java dependencies. Expanded API support now provides Cordova 2.9 API support in addition to the appMobi device APIs. Developers can test, emulate, and build Cordova 2.9 API powered apps for Android, iOS, and Windows devices.